The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 808: Chapter 758 Ethereal Heavenly Immortals, Mysterious Ghost Immortal

The birth and development of civilization itself is a process from nonexistence to existence, an evolution from the initial spark of civilization to a continuously thriving and unbroken one. This requires not only the guidance of the mighty but also the sedimentation of time to slowly accumulate.

Even though Pei Xuanjing created the realm of Longevity World, a Small Thousand World, in reality, it was still far from the mark.

Within this world were some Innate Gods who were born at the beginning and some sentient beings that came into existence later. Despite the significant power these beings possessed, they were far from forming a real civilization. Or rather, they were incapable of bearing Pei Xuanjing’s Dao; their civilization was too weak to bring much enlightenment to Pei Xuanjing.

For the Earth Immortal Path, aside from integrating oneself into civilization, where the civilization does not perish nor does the Earth Immortal die, Earth Immortals also experience changes in time and space as they evolve from the Mystical Land of Blessings into Cave Heavens and ascend to worlds. Though unable to truly control the principles of time and space, it is inevitable to master time and space with the inherent powers of the world.

Heaven encompasses all directions, and time spans from antiquity to present. Time and space…

By leveraging the world’s own strength, Earth Immortals control time and space. Although they cannot overly influence time and space outside of their world, they are free to manipulate the temporal and spatial dimensions within their domain, cycling through repetition, and accelerating the evolution of civilization, thereby continuously gathering the intelligent power of civilization to sustain the Earth Immortal.

“Human Immortal Path, Divine Immortal Path, Earthly Immortal Path. Among the five Immortal Paths I have hypothesized, these three already have a rough prototype and concept, but regarding the other two, the Heavenly Immortal Way and the Path of Ghost Immortal, I truly lack profound thoughts,” Pei Xuanjing pondered in his heart.

The Heavenly Immortal Way, so elusive, is, in Pei Xuanjing’s opinion, the Immortal Path that the majority of cultivators have been seeking for thousands of years through Refining Qi and Refining Spirit—the True Immortal, essentially the Heavenly Immortal Way.

Transcending the mundane, existing not in formlessness, while Heaven and Earth decay, I remain eternal; even if Heaven and Earth are destroyed, the Heavenly Immortals still attain great wanderlust. With the ability to turn into myriad forms, once obtaining it lasts forever; once proving the ability, it is proven for all uses. Their divine abilities are immense, and their magical power is boundless.

Yet, this grand Heavenly Immortal Dao is supreme and carefree, and even Pei Xuanjing ardently yearns for it. Unfortunately, Pei Xuanjing has not found much of a clue to this day.

Even though he has gained the cultivation experience and personal insights of countless predecessors over thousands of years, the diversity of their perspectives and the uniqueness of their experimental experiences have only served to confuse Pei Xuanjing even more, leaving him uncertain where to begin his search.

Apart from the evasive Heavenly Immortal Way, the path of Ghost Immortal also gives Pei Xuanjing a headache.

Ghost Immortals cultivate their Yin Spirit; the physical body is but a temporary vessel, merely a transient abode. After breaking through the barrier of life and death, Ghost Immortals possess the ability to take possession; they can continually seek new hosts. As long as the Yin Spirit is continuously refined and their thoughts remain lucid, ensuring their spiritual intelligence is not lost and unaffected by prenatal obscurity, then Ghost Immortals can exist eternally, unrestricted by lifespan.

But does the Path of Ghost Immortal truly require one to attempt death to accumulate experience and explore?

Pei Xuanjing was perplexed.

Even with some information recorded in the early days from the Page of the Netherworld’s Book, his understanding of this path was not extensive, and everything was based on his own guesses and deductions. As for whether this path would indeed lead to his anticipated goal as he had predicted, he had no certainty.

Heavenly Immortal mysterious and untraceable, Ghost Immortal unpredictable and eccentric—for these two paths to Immortality, Pei Xuanjing has invested the greatest effort, but as of now, his gains are the least.

“The Immortal Path is hard to find!” Pei Xuanjing lamented in his heart.

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“Since all of you have managed to obtain the opportunity this time, there must surely be something unique about you, which I naturally acknowledge,” Pei Xuanjing addressed the thousand or so people before him, speaking slowly.

At this moment, in the Longevity World, a thousand or so individuals stood before Pei Xuanjing, their power ranging from the first to the sixth level of the Spirit Realm.

It’s uncertain how many disciples there were from Shenxiao Sect and the Taoist Academy, but after several rounds of selection, only these thousand individuals remained victorious in the competition to enter the Longevity World.

Although Pei Xuanjing was in the Longevity World and only left behind an avatar in the Great Ming World, he had some understanding of the methods used by both parties to select participants for this event.

Regardless of the method, one clear thing was that those standing before him were exceptional cultivators with their own uniqueness and extraordinary abilities; otherwise, they wouldn’t have seized this one-in-ten-thousand chance.

“In the time to come, you will have three years to adapt to this world and in the meantime, become familiar with the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill,” Pei Xuanjing said to everyone. “Once you’ve thoroughly learned the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill, I will arrange for your Primordial Spirits to enter avatars, experience the wonders of the Golden Core and ultimately help you to consolidate the Golden Core.”

All steps were ready, and everything followed the method Pei Xuanjing had used to help Pang Hong convert and consolidate the Golden Core. However, Pei Xuanjing broke down many steps of this plan and extended the time.

Despite Pang Hong modestly claiming average talent and comprehension, Pang Hong, having been trained by Pei Xuanjing, now possessed top-tier potential and a foundation no ordinary cultivator could match. Additionally, he had spent considerable time studying the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill.

However, the people before him were not the same. It was not that Pei Xuanjing underestimated them, but the reality was that among them, only a handful had qualifications, foundations, and comprehension that could be considered top-tier between Heaven and Earth. The rest were simply talented nor were they truly exceptional.

Moreover, many among these individuals did not originally have a strong desire to learn the Nine Revolutions Divine Sky Skill and embark on the Golden Core Dao. They were really willing to come here for Pei Xuanjing’s guidance.

If this were before, Pei Xuanjing might have been interested in teaching them according to their aptitudes, taking the time to instruct them, but now Pei Xuanjing was clear that he did not have the surplus of time and energy to spare. Therefore, he used a standardized assembly line approach, allowing them to learn, sense, and adjust uniformly, preparing them together.

“Thank you, Sect Leader, your disciples will not let your efforts go to waste.”

“Thank you, Academy Head, your disciples will surely commit to cultivation wholeheartedly.”

After hearing Pei Xuanjing’s words, the thousand people hastily responded, but from their different forms of address, it was clear they came from varied backgrounds.

Pei Xuanjing smiled and shook his head, “Cultivation is for oneself, not for others. I have given you the opportunity; whether or not you can seize it ultimately still depends on yourselves.”